Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 1454954582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
When the Bergson family leave their home in Sweden to travel to the United States in search of a better life, they, like many immigrants, are awed by the beautiful harshness of their new life in Nebraska. When their father, John Bergson, grows sick and dies, he leaves the farm in the hands of his eldest daughter Alexandra Bergson. Resourceful and determined, Alexandra devotes her life to her family's farm, determined to prosper even as her neighbors are overwhelmed by the unremitting demands of pioneer life. But when she falls in love with her childhood friend, Carl Linstrum, Alexandra must choose between her duty to the land, and to her heart. A spirited celebration of the immigrants who have shaped the United States, O Pioneers! is a masterpiece by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
O Pioneers!
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 1454954582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
When the Bergson family leave their home in Sweden to travel to the United States in search of a better life, they, like many immigrants, are awed by the beautiful harshness of their new life in Nebraska. When their father, John Bergson, grows sick and dies, he leaves the farm in the hands of his eldest daughter Alexandra Bergson. Resourceful and determined, Alexandra devotes her life to her family's farm, determined to prosper even as her neighbors are overwhelmed by the unremitting demands of pioneer life. But when she falls in love with her childhood friend, Carl Linstrum, Alexandra must choose between her duty to the land, and to her heart. A spirited celebration of the immigrants who have shaped the United States, O Pioneers! is a masterpiece by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 1454954582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
When the Bergson family leave their home in Sweden to travel to the United States in search of a better life, they, like many immigrants, are awed by the beautiful harshness of their new life in Nebraska. When their father, John Bergson, grows sick and dies, he leaves the farm in the hands of his eldest daughter Alexandra Bergson. Resourceful and determined, Alexandra devotes her life to her family's farm, determined to prosper even as her neighbors are overwhelmed by the unremitting demands of pioneer life. But when she falls in love with her childhood friend, Carl Linstrum, Alexandra must choose between her duty to the land, and to her heart. A spirited celebration of the immigrants who have shaped the United States, O Pioneers! is a masterpiece by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
O Pioneer!
Author: Frederik Pohl
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812545449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Evesham Giyt and his new wife are immigrants to the colony world of Tupelo, a strange planet inhabited by colonists from five different species. Giyt soon becomes mayor--a dubious honor--and uncovers a plot by the most dangerous creatures on the planet that threatens to tear the colony apart.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812545449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Evesham Giyt and his new wife are immigrants to the colony world of Tupelo, a strange planet inhabited by colonists from five different species. Giyt soon becomes mayor--a dubious honor--and uncovers a plot by the most dangerous creatures on the planet that threatens to tear the colony apart.
O Pioneer!
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368239678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368239678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The Great Plains Trilogy
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849672891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Willa Cather was the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her breakthrough in literature were the three novels featured here in this edition, the so-called “Great Plains Trilogy”. All three novels stage in Nebraska and the surrounding Great Plains territory and deal with the life there, family challenges and romance. Included are: O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark My Antonia
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849672891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Willa Cather was the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her breakthrough in literature were the three novels featured here in this edition, the so-called “Great Plains Trilogy”. All three novels stage in Nebraska and the surrounding Great Plains territory and deal with the life there, family challenges and romance. Included are: O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark My Antonia
Katherine Dunham
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9781575053530
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A biography of Katherine Dunham, emphasizing her childhood, her love of anthropology and dance, and the creation of her unique dance style.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9781575053530
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A biography of Katherine Dunham, emphasizing her childhood, her love of anthropology and dance, and the creation of her unique dance style.
The Autobiography of Willie O'Ree
Author: Willie O'Ree
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613224512
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first black NHL player recounts his Canadian boyhood, his eighteen-year career as a professional hockey player, and especially his years with the Boston Bruins.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613224512
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first black NHL player recounts his Canadian boyhood, his eighteen-year career as a professional hockey player, and especially his years with the Boston Bruins.
Willa Cather in Person
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803263260
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Cather, the Nebraska-born novelist, describes her childhood, her career as a writer, and the influences on her work
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803263260
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Cather, the Nebraska-born novelist, describes her childhood, her career as a writer, and the influences on her work
The Prairie Trilogy
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849627934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
Willa Cather was the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her breakthrough in literature were the three novels featured here in this edition, the so-called Prairie trilogy. All three novels stage in Nebraska and the surrounding Great Plains territory and deal with the life there, family challenges and romance. Featured here are: O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark My Antonia
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849627934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
Willa Cather was the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her breakthrough in literature were the three novels featured here in this edition, the so-called Prairie trilogy. All three novels stage in Nebraska and the surrounding Great Plains territory and deal with the life there, family challenges and romance. Featured here are: O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark My Antonia
O Pioneers!
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393924664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
"O Pioneers! vividly recalls the stories of the immigrant settlers Cather knew during her childhood and teenage years in Red Cloud." -- publisher's description.
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393924664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
"O Pioneers! vividly recalls the stories of the immigrant settlers Cather knew during her childhood and teenage years in Red Cloud." -- publisher's description.
One of Ours
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442934379
Category : Farm life
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442934379
Category : Farm life
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description